Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 21:09     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
Anonymous wrote:My 10yo DD was playing with a friend last night who accidentally scratched her eye. She woke up this morning and her eye has some blood in the white part where she was scratched. She said it doesn’t hurt at all and she can see just fine, but do I need to take her to urgent care to get it checked out? Do we wait and take her to see an eye doctor on Monday or that’s not needed either and it’s the kind of thing that just goes away on its own?

Never had an eye injury before so not sure how to handle. It looks disturbing since the white part of her eye is so red, but maybe it’s not a big deal.


Ummmmm no.

Go to an ophthalmologist or at least an optometrist.

Urgent care is for boo boos and minor prescription stuff.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 20:14     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
Anonymous wrote:My 10yo DD was playing with a friend last night who accidentally scratched her eye. She woke up this morning and her eye has some blood in the white part where she was scratched. She said it doesn’t hurt at all and she can see just fine, but do I need to take her to urgent care to get it checked out? Do we wait and take her to see an eye doctor on Monday or that’s not needed either and it’s the kind of thing that just goes away on its own?

Never had an eye injury before so not sure how to handle. It looks disturbing since the white part of her eye is so red, but maybe it’s not a big deal.


I'd go to urgent care rather than DCUMing this. It's her eye. If it's nothing, welp, you wasted a bit of time and some money. If it's something that can be healed faster/better with care (eyedrops, opthalmologic ointment so it doesn't get infected...), then you'll have faster access to it.

Skin scrapes, I wait. Eye injuries, I get a professional's opinion.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 16:24     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
No. It'll heal
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 16:06     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
I’d go to an eye doctor. I’ve seen this guy before and he was very good (in case you’re in NoVA). https://www.premiereyecenter.net/
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 14:32     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
Don't mess with eye stuff, but I'd see the eye doctor.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 14:30     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
It’s a burst blood vessel, unless she damaged the globe (unlikely if she doesn’t have pain) it just goes away in a few weeks
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 14:18     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
If she sees ok, no pain, no headaches, etc., she'll be fine. I couldn't count the number of burst blood vessels in my eyes I had as a kid.
Anonymous
Post 03/22/2025 12:06     Subject: Scratched white part of eye
My 10yo DD was playing with a friend last night who accidentally scratched her eye. She woke up this morning and her eye has some blood in the white part where she was scratched. She said it doesn’t hurt at all and she can see just fine, but do I need to take her to urgent care to get it checked out? Do we wait and take her to see an eye doctor on Monday or that’s not needed either and it’s the kind of thing that just goes away on its own?

Never had an eye injury before so not sure how to handle. It looks disturbing since the white part of her eye is so red, but maybe it’s not a big deal.